3 Music Videos From the 2000s That Don’t Look Anything Like the Song Sounds
The article highlights three music videos from 2000s songs whose visuals take unexpected directions from their sound or lyrics. The contrast makes each video distinctive, showing how artists can build memorable imagery without directly illustrating a song’s words.
The examples are the Killers’ theatrical, fantastical video for “Mr. Brightside”; Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”, featuring Christopher Walken tap-dancing through an abandoned hotel; and Radiohead’s surreal “Knives Out”, set amid colourful, unreal hospital scenes. The article says the videos’ unusual visual choices became part of their appeal.
- Three 2000s videos take surprising visual approaches.
- Christopher Walken tap-dances in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”.
- Radiohead’s “Knives Out” pairs its lyrics with surreal hospital imagery.